Firpo Marberry
1923–1936 · bats R / throws R · Detroit Tigers, New York Giants, Washington Senators (1901-60)
551G
.192AVG
.224OBP
.237SLG
More career statistics
128H
1HR
65RBI
2SB
148–88W–L
2,067.1IP
822K
3.64ERA
186GS
101SV
6Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Hits | 128 | 129 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 111 | 112 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 730 | 729 |
| Batting · Walks | 22 | 21 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 8,759 | 8,768 |
| Pitching · p er | 837 | 839 |
| Pitching · p h | 2,049 | 2,053 |
| Pitching · p hr | 96 | 95 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 6,202 | 6,193 |
| Pitching · p k | 822 | 829 |
| Pitching · p r | 972 | 971 |
| Pitching · p w | 686 | 693 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | 730 | 668 | 59 | 128 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 22 | 111 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 158 | .192 | .224 | .237 | .461 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,067.3 | 551 | 186 | 86 | 148 | 88 | 101 | 2,049 | 972 | 837 | 96 | 686 | 822 | 0 | 0 | 3.64 | 1.323 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1931-08-06 to 1931-08-29
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Five Home Runs Allowed | 1932-05-30 | 1 in 1,585 games | box score ↗ |
| 58 | Two Balks | 1932-05-02 | 1 in 551 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1932-05-30 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 280 | 370 | 63 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 52 | .184 | .192 | .224 |
| Away | 271 | 359 | 66 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 60 | .203 | .220 | .252 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 48 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 16 | .117 | .118 | .133 |
| May | 99 | 107 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | .140 | .168 | .160 |
| June | 102 | 141 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 21 | .194 | .213 | .271 |
| July | 113 | 148 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 24 | .239 | .264 | .283 |
| August | 97 | 131 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 21 | .207 | .198 | .256 |
| September | 90 | 127 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 11 | .209 | .213 | .252 |
| October | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .286 | .200 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 89 | 137 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 23 | .160 | .168 | .200 |
| st-louis-browns | 82 | 88 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | .207 | .216 | .268 |
| new-york-yankees | 81 | 101 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 16 | .189 | .178 | .244 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 76 | 79 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | .155 | .215 | .169 |
| boston-red-sox | 73 | 129 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 7 | .248 | .264 | .310 |
| cleveland-guardians | 72 | 84 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 16 | .212 | .214 | .250 |
| detroit-tigers | 69 | 94 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 16 | .200 | .213 | .233 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .062 | .062 | .125 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 11 | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | .214 | 44 | 18 |
| 1924 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 50 | 59 | 8 | – | 1 | – | .136 | 195 | 69 |
| 1925 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 55 | 19 | 5 | – | 4 | 1 | .263 | 93 | 53 |
| 1926 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 64 | 33 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .182 | 137 | 45 |
| 1927 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 56 | 41 | 5 | – | – | – | .122 | 155 | 76 |
| 1928 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 48 | 47 | 5 | – | 5 | – | .106 | 159 | 78 |
| 1929 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 49 | 81 | 19 | – | 11 | – | .235 | 250 | 121 |
| 1930 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 33 | 73 | 24 | – | 14 | – | .329 | 184 | 56 |
| 1931 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 45 | 82 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .232 | 219 | 88 |
| 1932 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 54 | 66 | 11 | – | 7 | – | .167 | 197 | 66 |
| 1933 |  Detroit Tigers | 37 | 90 | 11 | – | 3 | – | .122 | 238 | 84 |
| 1934 | Detroit Tigers | 38 | 55 | 12 | – | 9 | – | .218 | 155 | 64 |
| 1935 | Detroit Tigers | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | .200 | 19 | 7 |
| 1936 | New York Giants, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 14 | 4 |